Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc.
Latigo Biotherapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech developing non-opioid pain treatments, with $300M in funding. Its lead candidate LTG-001 targets acute pain by inhibiting Nav1.8 signals.
The growth story
Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. grew from 17 to 62 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $300M along the way, most recently a Series B in March 2025.
About
Latigo develops oral drugs that block pain transmission without opioid addiction risks. Its pipeline focuses on selective sodium channel inhibitors, initially targeting acute pain conditions.
The company raised $300M in Series B funding in March 2025, backed by firms like 5AM Ventures and Blue Owl. With 62 employees, it operates in Thousand Oaks near major biotech hubs.
Founders and leadership
Operations is the largest department with 8 employees. The leadership team comes from Amgen and other California biotechs, with median tenure of 2 years.
The Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. org chart
Nima Farzan (Chief Executive Officer) leads 37 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Research 21 (+17% YoY), Business Development 13 (+63% YoY), Operations 5 (+67% YoY), Community and Social Services 3 (+50% YoY), Legal 3 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
Nearly 20% of employees previously worked at Amgen. Other common sources include Kinnate Biopharma and Gilead Sciences. Alumni have moved to Kite Pharma and Revolution Medicines.
Most common previous employers of Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. staff: Amgen (9), Kinnate Biopharma (6), AtaiBeckley (3), PaxVax (3), Gilead Sciences (3), Rho (3). Former Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. employees most often moved to Kite Pharma (2), Modulo Bio (1), Kailera Therapeutics (1), Revolution Medicines (1), 5AM Ventures (1), Sundance Biosciences (1).
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc.: Biotechnology (25), Pharmaceutics (24), Life Sciences (19), Clinical Trials (17), Drug Development (17), Clinical Development (16), Drug Discovery (16), Clinical Research (15).
Where the team actually sits
Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. people are concentrated in California, United States (28), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (5), United States (3), San Francisco Bay Area (3).
Search footprint
Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. attracts about 186 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 11 ranking keywords and lost 17 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. has 62 employees as of September 2026.
Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. has raised $300M in total, most recently a Series B round in March 2025.
Nima Farzan (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc.'s reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. staff are Amgen (9 people), Kinnate Biopharma (6 people), AtaiBeckley (3 people).
Former Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. employees most often move to Kite Pharma (2), Modulo Bio (1), Kailera Therapeutics (1).
Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. attracts about 186 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. staff are Biotechnology, Pharmaceutics, Life Sciences, Clinical Trials, Drug Development.
Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. staff are concentrated in California, United States (28), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (5), United States (3).
Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. has about 21 people in Research, up 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. has about 13 people in Business Development, up 63% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 47 current and 19 former Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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